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Despite market jitters and concerns about an economic slowdown in China, the region continues to attract plenty of investor interest.

Jeffrey Ng at The Wall Street Journal reports that luggage maker Samsonite plans to spend as much as $1 billion on acquisitions in the region, particularly China, over the next two to three years, no doubt welcome news for private equity firms with portfolio companies to sell. In a video interview, Samsonite CEO Tim Parker tells the Wall Street Journal that “now is the time” for the company to look at local brands in China and other parts of Asia.